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According to the United Nations, raising animals for food is "one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global."

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics concluded that vegetarian and vegan diets reduce the risk of suffering from our nation's biggest killers, including heart disease, high cholesterol (a leading cause of strokes), obesity, cancer, and diabetes.

Ten billion land animals are cruelly raised and slaughtered every year to satisfy Americans' addiction to meat. Watch "Glass Walls," narrated by longtime vegetarian Sir Paul McCartney, to see what the meat industry doesn't want you to know:

Stop supporting the slaughterhouse horrors you've just seen: Go vegetarian or vegan! Check out this two-week sample menu for delicious recipes that will help you get started: